Therese?s Cook Club

Hello Fellow Snowbound Readers,

I’ve a question to ask you…..Have you ever heard of a Cook Club?

Well, it’s like a Book Club but with cooking a meal for the members of the club instead.

It’s the latest thing apparently. I first saw it on Jamie Oliver’s latest TV Show – Jamie’s America – and I thought is was a fabulous idea. It looked like so much fun. They’re called Supper Clubs in the States, where details of the meals are posted anonymously and people just show up for the meal, then give a donation at the end. They bring their own alcohol of course.

Well, personally, I think it’s a great Idea. And the article on it in the Weekend section of the Irish Independent yesterday confirmed that for me.

The basic idea is that it’s a cheaper and more fun way of socialising. Generally, you can have as few or as many people in your Cook Club as you like but usually about 6 -8 people are invited. Each week, or month a different person takes on the role of host/hostess.

Or you could just get together as a group once a month and have each person bring a different course or dish and have a buffet style evening. It’s up to the group to decide on the format.

In these “tightening our belt” times, we all have to find a cheaper and more cheerful way of entertaining ourselves and I think this is a great idea!

So, do you want to be in my Cook Club?

I think it could be a real laugh so if you’re interested, leave me a comment or send me a mail through the contact me section at the top of the site.

I’m really excited about this and I hope that you are too